Looks at all the DB games that have been on the GC, DS systems, Wii, and most recently DBFZ on the Switch.Most of these are fighting games as well. It wouldn’t be hard to take influence off those as well.

I just like Goku as a fighting character. He’s also a large icon in media for both Japan and the US. Nintendo wouldn’t loose anything tbh.

But Goku is not principally a video game character. He's a character that's been in video games, but he was not conceived as a video game character.

I think of it this way: Smash is a fighting game for Nintendo characters. The third party additions can be considered "Nintendo-adjacent" because they're all original, primary video game characters and aren't much of a stretch. Someone like Goku is a massive stretch because he's neither Nintendo nor adjacent, and so shouldn't be considered for Smash.

Goku might be popular, yes, but would putting him in over someone a lot more recognizable, especially a video game character, really sell more games? I don't think so. They wouldn't lose much, yes, but it would dilute what Smash is as a brand.

If they put Goku in, what's to stop them from putting everything popular under the sun in? It wouldn't really be Smash then.

Honestly, I do like the newly announced characters, but I’m a little disappointed we didn’t get Isaac/Felix/Matthew. Still holding out hope, though.

Maybe(and I’m going to be honest, I found this hopeful idea on reddit) they’re holding out on showing any Golden Sun content(seeing as how I don’t think any has been shown yet) for a whole big reveal of Isaac/Felix/Matthew?here’s my idea: Isaac, with Matthew as an alt skin(ea. the Koopalings for Bowser Jr.) with Felix as an Echo(since we now know that not only veterans are getting Echos)

Although I’ve sort of given up on Amaterasu being in it. With Isaac being this big a stretch, I seriously don’t think we’ll get an Okami rep.